A ‘HOMELY’ nursery’s supportive staff and engaging curriculum have been praised by an inspector.
Ofsted visited Little Puddleducks nursery at Siston Court, near Pucklechurch, in October.
Inspector Holly Smith said the nursery was ‘good’ in all areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and personal development.
She said: “Children are welcomed into the homely setting by a kind and caring staff team who knows them well.
“The environment is safe and supportive of each child’s individual needs.”
The inspector said children felt safe and secure thanks to their nurturing, “warm and meaningful” interactions with staff.
She said: “Staff design an engaging curriculum that empowers all children to lead their own learning.
“Staff place a strong focus on children’s personal, social and emotional development.”
The report said staff provide a “wide range of learning experiences” for the nursery’s 99 children, aged four and under.
The inspector said: “Staff provide a range of inviting sensory activities that promote children’s exploratory skills.
“They effectively support children’s growing language skills as they introduce and repeat words. “They stimulate children’s curiosity and support children’s critical-thinking skills.”
The nursery’s “strong” partnerships with parents were highlighted.
The inspector said: “Parent feedback is very positive. They describe the staff who care for their children as kind and professional.
“Parents comment that their children see staff as extended family.”
To improve further, the inspector recommended that the nursery does more work to help children understand healthy lifestyles and diversity.
It is the second time Ofsted has visited Little Puddleducks since it opened in 2018. The nursery was also given a ‘good’ rating in 2020, and re-registered shortly before the latest visit.
Nursery owner Sacha Hallard said: “We are really proud to receive our ‘good’ Ofsted report.
“We feel it captures our ethos of a providing a strong focus on children’s personal, social and emotional development.
“It is a great pleasure to read that our team’s efforts have been recognised in providing a safe and supportive environment for each individual child in our care.
“We believe secure parent partnerships are essential to the children’s development and well-being – it was humbling to receive our parents’ written feedback, which was also reflected in the inspectors’ findings.
“Little Puddleducks is a truly unique setting and our report is a genuine reflection on our wonderful team.”